Hi George,

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.

There are two Tom Simms sculptors - one based in Jackson Hole, Wyo - about which there's a fair amount of information known, but comparatively little known about the one from Kuentze, Texas, though he was the one who carved the Gus Hooks sculpture displayed at the Museum of Hardin County. I can find no auction records - or gallery records - for the one in Texas.

If this is by THAT Tom Simms, valuations hinge on comparable sales of similar works by contemporary makers, giving this bronze a fair-market value of between $500 and $700.

Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:

Tom Simms (20th Century)
Figure of a nude woman
signed
bronze
10-1/2 inches tall; 6 inches wide, 10 inches long.
CONDITION: This bronze appears to be in good condition
PROVENANCE: Inherited
$500-700*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.

Please let us know if you have additional items to appraise, or questions/concerns, and thank you again for using Mearto.
~ Delia